| ID | 044180 |
| Call Number | 301.954/JAY |
| Title Proper | Studies in Indian Sociology |
| Other Title Information | Identity, Community/Ethnicity, and Conflict |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jayaram, N |
| Publication | Jaipur, Rawat Publications, 2025. |
| Description | xiii ;283pp |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This volume is a compilation of eleven research articles and exegetical essays by N. Jayaram, broadly focussing on identity, community/ethnicity, and conflict. The five chapters in Part One deal with the nature of social reality and the perspective for studying it; a semantic exploration of the concept of ‘identity’ in India’s society and culture; the scope and significance of sociology of conflict and the perspectives for understanding it; and a survey of literature on the interrelated themes of identity, community/ethnicity, and conflict. The two chapters on social conflict are written jointly with Satish Saberwal. The six chapters in Part Two are studies and analysis of the politics of ‘cultural renaissance’ among Indo-Trinidadians; the tragedy of Sri Lanka resulting from Buddhist revivalism and ethnic fratricide; the educational backwardness of Indian Muslims analysed from the perspective of identity and ethnicity; a south Indian perspective on multiculturalism and nation-building, and an analysis of the bearing of multiculturalism in education. The last chapter in this part is a sociological reading of V.S. Naipaul’s ‘Indian Trilogy’. The introduction to the volume strings together the chapters by highlighting their themes and the context in which the text of the chapters was originally prepared, presented, and published. |
| Contents | Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I
Perspectives and Literature
1 Studying Our Society: The Social Reality
2 Identity: A Semantic Exploration in India's Society and Culture
3 Sociology of Conflict: An Introduction (with Satish Saberwal)
4 Understanding Social Conflict: Further Perspectives (with Satish Saberwal)
5 Identity, Community, and Conflict: A Survey of Issues and Analyses
Part II
Studies and Analyses
6 The Politics of 'Cultural Renaissance' among Indo-Trinidadians
7 Religious Revivalism and Ethnic Fratricide: The Tragedy of Sri Lanka
8 Ethnicity and Education: A Sociohistorical Perspective on the Educational Backwardness of Indian Muslims
9 Multiculturalism and Nation-Building: A South Indian Perspective
10 Multiculturalism and Education: The Indian Experience
11 Understanding A Wounded Civilisation: A Sociological Reading of V.S. Naipaul's Indian Trilogy
Author Index
Subject Index |
| Standard Number | 9788131614310 |
| Price. Qualification | 1795/-(HB) |
| Classification Number | 301.954 |
| Key Words | Multiculturalism ; Studying Society ; Social Conflict ; Cultural Renaissance ; Wounded Civilisation |